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    So the unibody's are like a big heatsink, does that mean its ok to let them burn?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by marcosdjcm, Jul 27, 2009.

  1. marcosdjcm

    marcosdjcm Notebook Guru

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    Like, not worry about them feeling really hot to touch? Going by the logic that if you can feel the heat then its a good thing cause its not stuck in the case.
     
    marcosdjcm, Jul 27, 2009
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    I don't find the new MBPs to be any warmer than the previous MB/MBPs. It's just that on occasions the heat is conducted to some other areas on the case, making the machine feel mildly warm overall.
     
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    Should not burn, but feeling a bit warm is normal when you are doing something demanding. Really cant make aluminum not conduct heat.
     
    lixuelai, Jul 27, 2009
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    The aluminum should be warm, not burning.

    Just download istat or something that monitors your temps and pay attention to those.

    How hot your chassis is is a poor indicator of if your laptop is in safe operating temps.
     
    MrX8503, Jul 27, 2009
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